The Meeker herald., 1887-06-25
PERSONAL

iGleuNOOu 1uNS0hy htct PV's"N sP"o
her ranch.
After n weeks surveying on Fico-
ancs creek. County Surveyor Clark re-
turned to Meeker Sunday.
L. ". Bohen returned To White river
Thursday. after an sbsence OF several
months Waiting In the cast.
Pete Stewart, one OF Pice-anco
creckS oldest settlers. was among the
visitors TO the city the past week.
John W. Wolfe, accompanied by his
mother. came in "Wednesday. The lat
ter will make this her home the coming
summer.
Mr.. and Mn. II. II. Leonard left for
Pice- snoo creek In the early part Of the
week where they have taken up ranch
and will reside.
Sheriff Kendall. accompanied by Nr.
Itcese Of GlsnWood, arrived from tho
Springs last evening. Nr. Kendall is
on otisciai business
Win G. bacon, Deputy Internal Rev
cnue Collector. In company with Ike
lsaeT, both Of l.sadvilie, spent most Of
this week In Mscker And vicinity.
II j. rumogcd that Mr.. and Nr. Rubc
Oliland will shortly leave Glenwood
aud como to reside In AieekrT. We hope
the rumor may have sotnc foundation.
Mr.. Mofiltt. lately from North Caro-
lima. favored TuE HERALD with call
yesterday. Mr. II. intends taking up
u ranch aud making this his permanent
home.
Harvey Nuckolls WAS over from
Grand river Thursday aud bought quite
a lot Of brci cattle. Mr.. Nuckolis says
the demand for bcrf In still briAk on tho
other side.
Me~srx. L. 7. Aver and James n.
Colo of Pice- ancr. parsed through, town
Tuesday o1 tlsrir way IN Hear river In
search u stray hors~s. lo~t during the
Toan.i.np, and which they found on Jay
Hon = range.
"iank' Rohinson. one Of Hear rivers
solid sta-kmen. favored US with n cali
In the early part of tho week. Mr.
Robinson says the range In his part of
the country Is beginning 10 suiIes from
u lack 81 moisture.
Ex.Couniy Commissioner William
Mcdowell came In from Glrnwosd In
the early part Of tho week and w.ll
iAsry In the metropolis until alter tic
Fourth. Mac IL enthusiastic over the
future prospects of the Swings aud
talks Of going there Ia rs~!de.
Mrs. W. II. Miller and Miss Nellie
WASH. accompanied by lir. Ezra rlcm.
ming. departed for Glenwood spsinss
Monday. whsre they sojourned fa
= ahost tine counting The ssars and ID
nirsn3 ths beausifui scsorsy tisss 60
virons the mctsusn,ts Of tl,o Grand.
They returned 10 Meckrs ias, evening.
Al Martin Ut Mix creek. came in the
other dsv aud went cut with = wagon
Ios,i ot furniture aai other thing ihsi
iriokrns housekeeping. Il IL sunotr,i
that Al will shortly make .ome Of the
boys ~i.o have wasted = gucd deal of time
studying the Adaptabiliiy of tho Coal
creek bottoms To u,c propagation Of
horui vegetation. feel - though this
Mas hard and wicked world io live In.
| s)s
Parties lately Ia frvsn the Ashley val.
Icy report the now town Of vernai In
y n~irisiins condition. vcrnai In bean.
iifully situated on tho mesa living
souil,east of the old town Of Ashley. II
Is laid wli In brpai and regular streets
and altogether favotably impscss-s the
visitor. II has upwards II two hun.
drcd inhabitants and II growing fast.
I; Il the center II lively local trade.
havin. three stores, three saloons. u
drug store. blacksmith shop and other
lines Of business. Blythe X Mitchell.
two cnterpris,ng and so-a-hcad young
business men fiom Salt Lake. arc the
leading merchants. and Little Il Hen
riul arc the chief Dispensers of "wet
goods" VeInal Is located in one Of tn.
finest valleys tn Utah and Is bound to
bc u point Of considerable Importance
In the near future.
We take pleasure In calling the at
tcntion II our readers 10 the profess
sional carl Of McsSrs. Taylor. Sale x
Taylor. appearing In this weeks issue
Of TnE HERALD. The senior mem.
her Of the firm, is wcll.known through.
out the length and breadth Of the State
as one of our ablest aud most successful
criminal lawyers. and Judge Sale-thc
genial. whole. .ouled Judge Sale lis too
well and favorab'y known to need any
Introduction at our hands. The Junior
member OF the firm, Ed Taylor. is u
rising and thoroughly competent young
attorney Of standing before the Garfield
county bar.
To all appearances Meek.r will lie a
lively day the Fourth Of July. In an.
other column will he seen the pro-
grammc for the occasion. and IL is no,
unlikely that additions thereto will be
made by the Fourth. The most inter.
psf ia s,sspfor.Sl .,,, a.. l,ns- Am